Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council

ARW Human Resources Commission
2023-09-12 09:00, 2023-10-10 09:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

ARW Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2023-09-12 10:00, 2023-10-10 10:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

HF Congregational Support Meeting
2023-09-12 10:00, 2023-10-10 19:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

ARW Regional Council Executive Meeting
2023-09-13 10:00 (America/New_York)

Tri-Regional Governance Workshop
2023-09-13 14:00 (America/New_York)

WOW Congregational Support Meeting
2023-09-14 19:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

WOW Regional Council Orientation
2023-09-19 09:00 UTC
When
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Where
Trinity Listowel
About this event:
9 AM: Executive meeting
10:30 AM: Orientation
12:30 : lunch
1:30 PM: Commission meetings

WOW Human Resources Commission
2023-09-19 10:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

HF Discipleship and Justice Meeting
2023-09-19 14:00 (America/New_York)

Tri-Regional Collaboration Gathering
2023-09-20 14:00 (America/New_York)
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://united-church.zoom.us/j/89103473757
Meeting ID: 891 0347 3757
Join by phone: 1- 855-703-8985 Canada Toll-free

Regional Council Staff Meeting
2023-09-21 09:30 - 11:30, 2023-10-05 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Online via Zoom

WOW Remit Education
2023-09-24 12:30 (America/New_York)
WOW Sun. Sept. 24, 2023, 12:30pm In person: Southampton. Online: Zoom or Hub (If your congregation wants to try out the Hub/SubHub system for this event, there is one set of equipment available. Inquire by Sept 8, 2023 by emailing TSamuel@united-church.ca)

HF Regional Council Orientation
2023-09-26 09:00 (America/New_York)

WOW Discipleship & Justice Meeting
2023-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Online via Zoom

Fishbowl – Cross Generational Discussion
2023-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Youth and Non – Youth Fishbowl Gathering
Regional Councils of ARW, HF and WOW in partnership with The Hub and Trinity UC Kitchener-
Tuesday Sept 26, 2023, evening
Background: Post-COVID, Youth leaders struggle to put together groups. A message often heard from youth in the church is that what’s being offered doesn’t work for them. Being an intercultural church includes finding ways to bridge communication between different age groups/generations.
Goal– To offer a forum that brings together youth and non-youth in the church– a forum that allows the two groups to hear one another and be heard by one another, and to consider what might be the Spirit’s invitation to the church for youth ministry at this time.
FISHBOWL PROCESS:
Eight Youth (teens to twenty-somethings) and eight Non-Youth (40s-90+) from WOW, HF and ARW Regional Councils will gather via Zoom.

Discussion questions will invite each to share and listen to experiences of their own youth faith formation, and hopes and challenges for youth ministry then and now.
On each question, using the Zoom spotlight feature to focus on one group of eight:

Youth will invite one another to share, while the Non-Youth listen.
Places will be switched, and the Non-Youth will invite one another to share while the Youth listen.
For some questions, the order might be reversed, with Non-Youth sharing first

After several rounds of sharing in separate groups, Youth and Non-Youth will have an opportunity to reflect together as one group.

Each group will be invited to reflect on what they have heard and consider possible next steps.
Participants will be given questions for reflection and feedback, to be submitted in writing following the session.
This is a cross-cultural listening event, and a pilot project. This session will not focus on problem solving or planning. The focus of this event is to listen and learn about one another as a first step of re-visioning youth ministry in ARW, HF and WOW in this post-pandemic time.
An HONORARIUM of $105 is available for participants who are not otherwise paid for their time in this discussion.
To apply, complete the Application Form :
https://forms.office.com/r/3qf3JJtxt6
Application deadline Sept 12, 2023

For more information contact:
Thérèse Samuel tsamuel@united-church.ca
Kathy Douglas kdouglas@united-church.ca
Adam Cresswell – hubleadership@gmail.com
Bethany Herlihey- bethanyherlihey@gmail.com

HF Human Resources Commission
2023-09-27 13:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

Understanding and Communicating with GenZ
2023-09-27 15:30 - 17:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

WOW Fall Regional Council Meeting
2023-09-28 - 2023-10-01 | Online via Zoom
Save the Dates for the:
Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council Fall Meeting
WOW Fall Regional Meetings will be on ZOOM:
We Are One – Living into Right Relations
Thursday September 28th: 4:00pm-5:30pm, 7:00pm-9:00pmFriday September 29th: 4:00pm-5:30pm, 7:00pm-9:00pmSaturday September 30th: 9:00am-12:00pm Honouring the National Day for Truth and ReconciliationSunday October 1st: World Wide Communion Regional Worship Service (transcript provided for use and Live-streamed from Centennial United Church – Stayner with President Jennifer Irving presiding from Zoom to the WOWRC YouTube Channel.
The agenda of our fall meeting will include discussion around the Evaluation of the Tri-Regional Governance and Staffing Model done by Bill Allen and Jenny Stephens, engagement with each of the Commissions and Remit 1 – Establishing an Autonomous National Indigenous Organization.
Those wishing to have items added to the fall meeting agenda are asked to contact President Jennifer at jennifer@ucstayner.ca

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
2023-09-30

WOW Pastoral Charge Supervisor Gathering
2023-10-03 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | Online via Zoom

Staff Support Committee
2023-10-04 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)

Tri-Regional Pastoral Charge Supervisor Gathering
2023-10-04 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Oct 4 2pm Pastoral Charge Supervisor Gathering Zoom

HF Remit Education
2023-10-05 19:00 (America/New_York)
HF Thurs. Oct. 5, 2023, 7:00 PM, In person: Westminster UC in Mississauga. Online: Zoom.

Thanksgiving
2023-10-09

Search Team Training
2023-10-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Search Team Training
DATE: Tuesday, October 10, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Where: Online by Zoom.
Who: Your team will get the most out of this material if you attend as a team. Feel welcome to join a training on the second Tuesday of each month if you need a refresher.
Why: To learn the basics of Search Team tasks, resources.
Links & Contact: Register for Zoom link. Each member of your Search Team attending this workshop is required to register.

ARW Regional Council Orientation
2023-10-11 09:00 (America/New_York)
